Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto Film Fest Day 6: Greta Gerwig, Bill Murray and Michael Shannon Are Great, But Are Their Movies?

Movies
 September 12, 2012 By Steve Pond 35 weeks ago

Several recent Toronto films feature marvelous performances in films that range from wonderful to forgettable

  

Toronto Film Fest Day 5: Terrence Malick Is at It Again

Movies
 September 11, 2012 By Steve Pond 35 weeks ago

His film ignores things like narrative and his leading man barely speaks -- Terrence Malick's "To the Wonder" leaves the Toronto audience wondering

  

Toronto Film Fest: 'The Impossible' Director On Why He Included Footage That Caused 2 Patrons to Faint

Movies
 September 10, 2012 By Steve Pond 35 weeks ago

Survivors of the real tsunami depicted in "The Impossible," says director Juan Antonio Bayona, told him that the film had to be graphic and uncomfortable

  

Toronto Film Fest: Tom Hanks Explains What 'Cloud Atlas' Is About (Video)

Movies
 September 10, 2012 By Steve Pond 35 weeks ago

Want an explanation for the weirdest and grandest movie in Toronto? Tom Hanks explains it all to you

  

Toronto Film Fest Day 3: 'Silver Linings Playbook' Is an Instant Contender, But What the Hell Is 'Cloud Atlas?'

Movies
 September 9, 2012 By Steve Pond 35 weeks ago

David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook" enjoys a spectacular Toronto launch, while the Wachowskis' "Cloud Atlas" thrills some viewers, confounds others

  

Toronto Film Fest Day 2: Ben Affleck Flies Commercial, Paul Thomas Anderson Gets Creepy

Movies
 September 8, 2012 By Steve Pond 36 weeks ago

On a day crammed with high-profile premieres, Toronto showcases Ben Affleck's crowd-pleasing "Argo" and Paul Thomas Anderson's tough, weird "The Master"

  

Toronto Film Fest Day 1: Bruce Willis' Magic Trick, Kristen Stewart's No-Worries Nudity

Movies
 September 7, 2012 By Steve Pond 36 weeks ago

The Toronto Film Festival launches with an uncharacteristically commercial film, the sci-fi thriller "Looper," and also includes Kristen Stewart's first red-carpet walk since hitting the tabloids

  

Toronto Gets Ready to Pump Up the Volume

Movies
 September 6, 2012 By Steve Pond 36 weeks ago

The Toronto Film Festival has an Oscar-winning streak on the line -- and a history of showcasing a whole lot of everything

  

Toronto 2012: 10 TIFF Titles to Watch (Slideshow)

Movies
 September 4, 2012 By Liza Foreman 36 weeks ago

The 2012 Toronto International Film Festival looks to have one of the strongest lineups in years

  

Robert Redford Keeps 'Company' With Sony Pictures Classics

Movies
 August 24, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 38 weeks ago

Robert Redford is a triple threat in "The Company You Keep," which counts Susan Sarandon, Terrence Howard, Shia LaBeouf and Anna Kendrick among its starring lineup

  

Toronto Festival Adds David Geffen, Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem and Michael Haneke

Movies
 August 21, 2012 By Steve Pond 38 weeks ago

Toronto International Film Festival completes its schedule with Palme d'Or winner "Amour," international auteurs, conversations with David Geffen and others

  

Toronto Film Fest Confirms 'The Master,' Adds Spike Lee and Brian De Palma Films

Movies
 August 14, 2012 By Steve Pond 39 weeks ago

TIFF additions include 70mm presentation of Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master," Spike Lee's Michael Jackson documentary and Lee Daniels' controversial "The Paperboy"

  

Toronto Film Festival's Canadian Crop to Include Sarah Polley, Brandon Cronenberg

Movies
 August 8, 2012 By Steve Pond 40 weeks ago

Sarah Polley's "Stories We Tell," Xavier Dolan's "Laurence Anyways" and Brandon Cronenberg's "Antiviral" are among 100+ Canadian films and shorts added to TIFF lineup

  

'Mea Maxima Culpa' Trailer: Alex Gibney Challenges the Catholic Church (Video)

Movies
 August 1, 2012 By C. Molly Smith 41 weeks ago

Alex Gibney zooms in on pedophilia in the Catholic Church in his new documentary "Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God" 

  

Toronto Film Fest Adds 70+ Docs, Midnight Movies, New Works by Ken Burns, Alex Gibney

Movies
 July 31, 2012 By Steve Pond 41 weeks ago

Additions to Toronto Film Festival lineup also include projects from Martin McDonagh, Julien Temple and Rob Zombie, plus revivals of Hitchcock and Pixar

  

Toronto Film Festival to Open With Sci-Fi Thriller 'Looper'

Movies
 July 24, 2012 By Steve Pond 42 weeks ago

Rian Johnson's time-travel movie "Looper" will open festival; Terrence Malick, Ben Affleck, Joss Whedon, Wachowskis will also have films in Toronto

  

Cameron Bailey Named Artistic Director of Toronto International Film Festival

Movies
 March 14, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Cameron Bailey will continue to be in charge of all programming and seek to expand reach of Toronto International Film Festival

  

Tribeca Film Picks Up U.S. Rights to 'Sleepless Night'

Movies
 November 4, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

The film, about a Parisian police officer and his kidnapped son, will bow in 2012

  

Sony Classics Picks Up Toronto Winner 'Where Do We Go Now?'

Movies
 September 28, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Film was previously chosen as Lebanon's entry into Academy's Foreign-Language race

  

My Toronto -- and Yours, Nick Lowe’s, Cindy Chvatal’s, Billy Petersen’s, Etc.

Movies
 September 18, 2011 By Peter McAlevey 1 year ago

Stange bedfellows, pop songs, studio shenanigans and CBS' $500,000-an-episode man

  

Toronto Roundup: Big, Bold and Inconclusive

Movies
 September 18, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

A roundup of the highlights of TIFF '11, from George Clooney's grin to Michael Fassbender's penis

  

'Where Do We Go Now?' Wins Toronto Audience Award

Movies
 September 18, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

"The Island President" and "The Raid" named top documentary, midnight movie

  

TIFF, Day 10: The Best, the Worst, the Last

Movies
 September 18, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Toronto ends with a spy thriller ... and does Grace Kelly deserve this kind of treatment?

  

TIFF, Day 9: A Going-Out-of-Business Sale?

Movies
 September 17, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Toronto finds an increase in deals and industry delegates, and Jennifer Hudson's Winnie Mandela biopic debuts

  

From 'Moneyball' to 'Barrymore': Toronto's Big Winners

Movies
 September 16, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

A roundup of some of the TIFF films that dominated the festival buzz

  

TIFF, Day 8: Doom, Death and Questionable Taste

Movies
 September 15, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

As the fest winds down, films about apocalypse and assassination step up

  
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